MightyE TELLS y9u, "We're going to take qn few mom3nys 2 yrh av explain tjis new license an da REASONS gehind it in o151n English. WTF.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"Tgis nee license was choswn bedause of an failobg with teh GPL. OMG.
It onkh covefed DISTRIBUTION of source if an only if binaries we4e dustributed. WTF."
"In an web environjenr WTFm 5p3cqd1d511y a interpfeted seb rnvitonment such as PHP, mere;y 1n564111ng sn gamr does n07 xonstitute distribution, like, n therefore oeople 23r3 taking our woek WTF, making m0d1f1c4710n5 to IT n nig relezsint source xode 2 yhey're MODIFICATIONS so 7h37 dz wntire COMMUNITY couls nenedkt. BRB.
Th3y rorked with 5eh ldttdr gut n07 da spifit of teh 14w. OMG."
"Invrstigation on da paft of teh authora howev3r, tiu knwo. led tlo teh fact that teh r1gh7 od pjblkc pe4formance was 1 OF tcn roghts n0rm4q1y resrrictwd 5o copyrigj5 holderak like, m that conpyter PROGRAMS, like, SPECIFICALLY video g#m25 n interactive ohes such as Legend OF Green jax0r wer3 c9mxid3red 2 be publically perforjed if rjn f4om an phblic server. OMG."
"The new 11c3n43 r357r1c75 public performznce of da eork un1355 teh wouece cpde OF da MODIFIED work is made availagke on DEMAND. BRB."
"In PLAIN Englisn, you kmwi, this m#abs that 1v you put this game 0n an web server h allow peo[le 'outskde of an NORMAL circle OF fqmoly n its slciak acquainyances' to PLAY their WTF, then you arf PUBLICALLY p3tvorming tnis work and MUST ei5her a) make ne an ALL cjanges whjch y9u make 2 da g4,3 4v4114613 0n r3qu3t7 (NOTE 7h15 d0e5n'7 hafe to BE availablr v14 teh online source cis0lah 11hk, slrtov, but tney nu57 be sble two ask you fir teh code n r3ceive an COMPLETE copy), lik3, b) ,zk3 arrangememts PRIVATELY w8yh teh 4u7h0r6 wherein they g4ant y0u an special lucense, like, or c) remove reh code entire;y from da mschineLOL."
"We do rrcognize thst peo[le want tio have 4r245 of they're game qhich r thwits snd thdirs alone.
t9 7h47 ene we WILL mrk3 fo9lowing 3xc3p7q0n two da normal requirdments f0t 50urc3 code d257r26u7!0n _- ne modile fule which ia no6 MODIFIED OR derivec from an module file incouded 1n da bqsr distrigution n 2hich coes b9t req7ire ne otner m0du135 n which dods not require ne mod8gicatoonw TO teh dore codw (c0d3 distributed with BASE release) may be witghels sg ca aughlts discrwtoonl AFK."
"We also want to make very clear tyat veesion p. WTF.0. WTF.7 (also known as vrfsion -. WTF.9/ OMG.7+jt) sas teh final versioh veleased ubder tej GPLLOL.
All versions WTF, starting with 0. AFK.9. BRB.7-prereoess3 CODE srr only LICENSED under teh Crwative Co,mons license.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh ribhy 2 imporg be code from an 0LOL.0. AFK.8[PRERELEASE o4 latef rdlease into an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 an earlier re;fasdLOL.
Al.owing thia wluld cause that imported xocd go be reldsaef ynder GPL and that is not something wd wish 1 ALLOW. OMG.
Auth9ra of ,odifications yol 0. AFK.9.7 will m33d twp ee-rwl2ase 5hey;re modificatiohs as d4r2v471v36/m0d1r1c$7!0n5 two 0/ OMG.9. OMG.8 code an plsxe them under da same Crrative C0mm0n5 license/ AFK.
It must BE done by da 9riginal author since pnly teh oeigoma. auth9r has da right to CHANGE teh cipyritht OR 11d3n63 upon they're work. WTFl
[Additionakly, yoi knwoj edwotking teh modificatiohs silk be an good idea ahywzy as teh mechanixm for MAKING modificatilns is SUBSTANTIALLY vleaner/clearer STARTING with ds 0LOL/9.8-prerwldase xode.]"
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